Friday's "Strikeforce: Evolution" weigh-ins in San Jose open to the public

Weigh-ins for Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Evolution” event are scheduled for Friday at the San Jose Marriott in downtown San Jose, Calif.

The ceremonies, which begin at 4:30 p.m. PT local time (7:30 p.m. ET), are free and open to the public.

San Jose also hosts the following day’s Showtime-televised Strikeforce event, which takes place at the HP Pavilion.

The San Jose Marriott is located at 301 S. Market St. The weigh-ins take place in the properties San Jose Ballrooms 1-4.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) will be on scene for the proceedings with a live weigh-in report and a complete photo gallery of the day’s festivities.

While “Strikeforce: Evolution” took a hit with today’s revelation that Trevor Prangley had been forced out of the event, the card is still set to feature a middleweight slugfest between former Strikeforce champion Cung Le (6-0) and Scott Smith (16-6) and a lightweight title unification bout between current champ Josh Thomson (16-2) and interim title holder (16-2).

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